seraphim
plural noun
ser·a·phim
ˈser-ə-ˌfim 
-ˌfēm
1
: an order of angels see celestial hierarchy
2
singular, plural seraphim
: one of the 6-winged angels standing in the presence of God
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Our guide pointed out a mosaic with four enormous seraphim, created during Hagia Sophia’s original life as a church.
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Katie Kitamura, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
The configuration of wings is different from a seraphim to an archangel.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2022
From the outside, the car’s low-speed pedestrian alert tone is like the unearthly cooing of seraphim.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
Supported by a flight of blue seraphim, God presides over an image of the entire world, which the artist has abstracted into concentric circles.
—Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021
Against all this, Marwood’s violin dug deep through double stops and soared high with angelic resonance — think many-eyed seraphim, not Precious Moments figurine.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2021
There are angels, seraphim, cherubim, holy chariots.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2018
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Katie Kitamura, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
The configuration of wings is different from a seraphim to an archangel.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2022
From the outside, the car’s low-speed pedestrian alert tone is like the unearthly cooing of seraphim.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2022
Supported by a flight of blue seraphim, God presides over an image of the entire world, which the artist has abstracted into concentric circles.
—Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021
Against all this, Marwood’s violin dug deep through double stops and soared high with angelic resonance — think many-eyed seraphim, not Precious Moments figurine.
—BostonGlobe.com, 28 July 2021
There are angels, seraphim, cherubim, holy chariots.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2018
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“Seraphim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seraphim. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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seraphim
noun
ser·a·phim
ˈser-ə-ˌfim
plural seraphim
: one of the 6-winged angels standing in the presence of God
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